Jill Stein Biography
Green Party Presidential Candidate
Former Professor of Medicine
at Harvard Medical School
Full Name: Jill Ellen Stein
Birthdate: May 14, 1950
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Marital Status: Married
Children: Two
Religion: Secular (Jewish)
Involvement:
- 2012 Green Party Nominee for US President
- Co-Chair, Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, 2010-2011
- President and Co-Founder, Massachusetts Coalition for Healthy Communities, 2003-2010
- Candidate for Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2010
- Board Member, Clean Water Action, 1998-2010
- Elected Member, Lexington Town Meeting, Precinct 2, Massachusetts, 2005-2009
- Board Member, Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility, 2000-2009
- Board Member, Mass Voters for Fair Elections, 2006
- Candidate, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2006
- Candidate, Massachusetts House of Representatives, Middlesex, District 9, 2004
- Candidate for Governor, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 2002
- Associate, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 1992-2002
- Staff Internist, Simmons College Health Center, 1991-2002
- Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, 1982-2002
- Co-Chair, Lexington Solid Waste Management Committee, 1998-2000
- Staff Internist, Harvard Community Health Plan, 1982-1990
Education:
- MD, Harvard Medical School, 1979
- BA, magna cum laude, Harvard University, 1973
Affiliations and Awards:
- Member, Massachusetts Medical Society, 1998-present
- Member, Physicians for a National Health Plan, 2000-2012
- Member, Green-Rainbow Party of Massachusetts, 2005-2011
- Recipient, Friend of the Earth and Champion of Public Health Award, Salem State College and HealthLink, 2004
- Recipient, Health Hero Award, Clean Water Action, 2000
- Recipient, Citizen Award, Toxic Action Center, 1999
- Recipient, Not in Anyone's Backyard Award, Clean Water Action, 1998
- Member, Aesculapian Society, Harvard Medical School, 1979
- Member, Harvard University Phi Beta Kappa, 1973
Publications:
- Co-author, Environmental Threats to Healthy Aging, 2009
- Co-author, In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development, 2000
Other:
- Plaintiff, along with Gary Johnson (Libertarian), in a lawsuit filed on Sep. 26, 2015, against the Commission on Presidential Debates. The lawsuit seeks to open the presidential debates to third party candidates.
- Arrested in 2012, along with her vice-presidential candidate Cheri Honkla, for trying to enter a presidential debate between President Obama and Mitt Romney at Hofstra University
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Helped lead a successful campaign to clean up coal plants in Massachusetts by getting regulations signed into law by the governor, 1998
- Her band was a semi-finalist in Musician magazine's best unsigned bands contest, 1996, 1998
- Has testified before numerous legislative panels as well as local and state governmental bodies
- Has appeared as an environmental health expert on the Today Show, 20/20, Fox News, and other programs
Contact Information:
Phone: None found
E-Mail: Contact Form
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